Does anyone know who was hit on their bike in Tauranga? (13 January)

**krash69** · 13th January 2007, 15:56

i was just rung by sumone in tga asking if i new any details of a 38 yr old hit on there bike........um the tga paper said a cage did a u turn........

**kiwifruit** · 13th January 2007, 15:58

hope they are ok

**Waylander** · 13th January 2007, 16:07

Any details on what bike? Havn't heard anything but that's not unusual for me.

**krash69** · 13th January 2007, 16:31

those are the only details i was given.............

**sunhuntin** · 13th January 2007, 16:48

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/M...eadid=14684787

here ya go...big thread on trademe...along with the typical bikes are dangerous bullshite.

**Waylander** · 13th January 2007, 16:56

Apparently was a harley so not any of our local KB crew.

Glad he's alive though and hope they find the fucker that hit him. (doubt it though)

**spookytooth** · 13th January 2007, 18:30

the guys ok dunno who it is.paper says he has a sore shoulder and a truck did a runner .Driver is known to police Cant make out the make of the bike its a darkish blue sports type

**BUNGY** · 14th January 2007, 08:30

Saw it in the paper, not sure what bike it is.

Definately a sports bike, only has a picture from the back but it has full fairings, its blue and has big twin exhausts. might be a suzuki but its too hard to read the brand on the back.

Rider was taken to hospital with moderate shoulder injuries so should be ok

**Podo** · 14th January 2007, 10:10

I think the badge on the tail piece indicated Honda but the paper was blurry, maybe a VFR or Blackbird. The rider was a 38 yo from Tauranga and the absconder a 41 yo from Rotorua, who is known to the police, so he wont be loose for long.

**MidnightMike** · 14th January 2007, 10:15

Bad news, Watch out for those cagers people.

Could it be a vtr100 firestorm?

**Podo** · 14th January 2007, 10:24

Could well be a Firestorm, Saturdays BOP Times page 7. Yes look out for the cagers, the ones on holiday mostly leave their brains at home, the others, well they can see us alright, it's just they don't look.

**Podo** · 14th January 2007, 11:32

Looking over pics of the Honda sport bikes I think the bike is a Honda Blackbird, the firestorms don't have pillion grab handle like this one, which is the first clue.

**jtzzr** · 14th January 2007, 12:33

Glad the dudes all good , and they will obviously get the SHITBAGthat knocked him off.

**What?** · 14th January 2007, 12:53

Blackbird. Munted, according to Mrs What? (who drove past as the rider was being loaded into the ambo)
The illegal U-turn was done in a truck.
Rider has "moderate" shoulder injuries.
Truck driver's name is known to the pleece, but last I heard his whereabouts was not.